Art and Artifice

Portrait of Teresa Sureda

Portrait by Francisco de Goya, 1804

47 1/8" x 31 1/4" - 119.7 CM x 79.4 cm - at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC

Goya's portrait displays French fashion influences in the wardrobe of the sitter and the chair itself which has a carved element (Sphinx head) utilized by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.

A more thorough examination of the visual elements and history of the sitter Teresa Sureda is provided in the book Goya: Images of Women - AMAZON